Chase Morris v. United States Postal Service
- Ona Wang
- 1:18-cv-01920
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Cherlene Chase Morris v. United States Postal Service, Judge Wang granted the parties’ application and ordered status and settlement filings.
Cherlene Chase Morris, the United States Postal Service, and NALC. Morris and NALC were ordered to file a joint status letter, and Morris and the Postal Service were ordered to submit settlement materials.
What happened
In Cherlene Chase Morris v. United States Postal Service, the court received a joint status report from the parties. Morris and the Postal Service reported that they had reached a settlement, while the order also referred to Defendant NALC.
The court granted the parties’ application. It ordered Morris and NALC to file a joint status letter by January 24, 2020. Morris and the Postal Service were also ordered to file their proposed settlement and a memorandum explaining why it was fair and reasonable by February 10, 2020.
Judge Ona T. Wang issued the order on January 13, 2020. The order required the settlement materials but did not state that the court had approved the settlement or decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Chase Morris v. United States Postal Service · No. 1:18-cv-01920
- Ona Wang
- Jan. 13, 2020
Background
The court received the parties’ joint status report. The opinion states that Plaintiff Cherlene Chase Morris and Defendant United States Postal Service advised the court that they had reached a settlement. Defendant NALC was also involved in the status-report filing and the required status letter.
Court’s action
The court granted the parties’ application. Morris and NALC were ordered to file a joint status letter by January 24, 2020.
Because Morris and the Postal Service reported a settlement, the court ordered the parties to file the proposed settlement and a joint memorandum of law by February 10, 2020. The memorandum had to explain why the proposed settlement was fair and reasonable under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015).
Disposition
Judge Ona T. Wang entered this order on January 13, 2020. The opinion does not say that the court approved the proposed settlement, and it does not decide the underlying claims or state their specific legal basis.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.